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Chennai: In a horrific stunt by a former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's supporter in Chennai, his aides nailed his arms and legs to a cross.
Shihan Hussaini, a well known Karate expert in the city had a strange way of urging Jayalalithaa to come back to power.
Following...

Actress Patricia Arquette, who won the award for the best supporting actress for 'Boyhood', at the 2015 Oscars gave one of the best acceptance speeches this year. In a very emotional moment, Arquette talked about wage equality and women's rights on the stage. Arquette's speech was received with a huge...

Los Angeles: Patricia Arquette has won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for 'Boyhood.'
Arquette plays the mother of Ellar Coltrane's Mason in Richard Linklater's sweeping look at a boy's life, filmed over 12 years.
It was the first Oscar for Arquette. She also won the Golden Globe in January.
The other...

Los Angeles: J.K. Simmons has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for "Whiplash."
Simmons plays a cruel jazz band instructor who berates and humiliates his students, including Miles Teller, who co-stars as an aspiring jazz drummer in Damien Chazelle's film.
It was the first Oscar nomination for Simmons, 60, a...

Well known rationalist, Govind Pansare who was shot at along with his wife is said to be stable though still on ventilator support. The incident took place in Kolhapur. The police are yet to make any arrests. His family claims that threats to his life had become more frequent off...

"Arvind Kejriwal has evolved as a leader. He is more positive and mentally stronger as a person now. He has the capability to fight anyone and will soon fulfill the dream of every Delhi resident," said AAP supporter.
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Mumbai: Music composer Vishal Dadlani, a known AAP supporter, said Monday that party supporters must be gracious and not gloat if the party wins the Delhi election.
"AAP supporters, IF we win, be gracious," said Dadlani, placing emphasis on "IF". "No gloating. AK (Arvind Kejriwal) will be Delhi's CM, not just...

BEVERLY HILLS: J.K. Simmons has won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor for "Whiplash."
Simmons plays a jazz band instructor who uses humiliation, fear and cruelty to motivate his students - especially Miles Teller, who co-stars as an ambitious aspiring jazz drummer.
The other nominees Sunday were: Robert Duvall, "The Judge";...

United Nations: Senior Indian diplomat Atul Khare has been named by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as the head of the UN department that provides dedicated support to peacekeeping missions around the world, making him one of the highest ranking Indian officials in the world body.
Khare, 55 will succeed Bangladesh's Ameerah...

Mumbai: Umesh Shukla's 'All Is Well' seems to be back on track. Veteran actress Supriya Pathak will soon start shooting for the movie, the director has said.
"Supriya Pathak is on board, and she will start shooting for the film soon," Shukla told IANS.
The movie had been left in the lurch...

Hisar: As violence escalated in Hisar district of Haryana over the arrest of controversial self-styled 'godman' Rampal on Tuesday, police said the operation will end only after his arrest.
"This operation will only end with Rampal's arrest. I cannot give any time frame. We will arrest him and present him...

New Delhi: Beverage and food major Coca-Cola will target 1,000 schools and 3,50,000 students in the next two years to help the government in its "Swachh Bharat, Swachh Vidyalaya" initiative, said a statement.
"Coca-Cola India, NDTV and UN-Habitat's multi partner programme for 'Happy, Healthy and Active schools 'Support My School' will...

The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and has suspended her sentence. This was the last chance for Jayalalithaa to get a bail before Diwali as the apex court will go on leave for a week after Friday.Jayalalithaa has got relief following a...

Chennai: AIADMK supporters broke out into celebrations, bursting crackers and dancing on the roads after the Supreme Court granted bail to party chief Jayalalithaa in the illegal assets case, paving way for her homecoming for the Diwali festival.
What started as a sombre day at the party headquarters with grim-faced AIADMK...

New Delhi: Around 150 people, including some former Rashtriya Lok Dal MPs have been detained forcibly outside Tughlak Road in the national capital as they tried to enter party chief Ajit Singh's bungalow on Tuesday.
Singh's supporters including RLD leader Rakesh Tikait and other jat leaders were expected to hold a...

United Nations: The UN Security Council on Friday urged the international community to "further strengthen and expand support" for Iraqi government in fighting Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
In a presidential statement issued here at a ministerial debate chaired by US Secretary of State John Kerry, the members of...

Kolkata: Shouting slogans, supporters of the Trinamool Congress on Monday held a demonstration against the CBI and burnt the effigy of its director Ranjit Sinha to protest against alleged 'conspiracy' to tarnish the image of the West Bengal government in the Saradha chit fund scam.
The supporters under the banner of...

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday urged the central government to review the procedure for fixing the minimum support price (MSP) for crops to make it more remunerative and improve the viability of farming.
Dwelling on the formula to be evolved for fixing the MSP, Badal said it...

Lahore: A Pakistani court has issued fresh arrest warrants against cleric Tahirul Qadri and 71 of his supporters, ordering police to produce them before it on August 29 for allegedly attacking policemen during a protest march against Nawaz Sharif Government.
AntiTerrorism Court Gujranwala Judge Itifaq Abbasi had earlier asked police to...

Bangalore: Eminent Kannada writer and thinker UR Ananthamurthy is battling for his life at Manipal hospital in Bangalore. The 82yearold stalwart of Indian literature has been unwell for a long time. He has been undergoing a daily dialysis after both his kidneys failed a few years back.
According to the...

Tirupur:One more person was arrested on Wednesday in connection with publication of a photo showing youth in Ramanathapuram district wearing T shirts praising ISIS, an Iraq based extremist outfit.
Faizul Rahman, a resident of Tirupur, was picked up on Wednesday, based on the interrogation of two persons arrested earlier, Superintendent of...

Chandigarh: Haryana government on Wednesday objected to the reported convergence of Amritsarbased SGPC supporters in the state gurdwaras alleging that they were planning to forcibly retain possession of the shrines following the row over separate Haryana SGPC.
According to Haryana Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha, Amritsarbased SGPC supporters had converged...

Cairo: An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld the death sentences for 183 Muslim Brotherhood members, including leader Mohamed Badie, media reported.
Of the 683 defendants in the case, 183 were sentenced to death, four were sentenced to life imprisonment, and 496 defendants were acquitted, Al Ahram online reported.
The defendants were accused...

An election for two Rajya Sabha seats in the state will take place today amidst once bitter rivals Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar supporting each other. Lalus Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will support two candidates of Nitishs Janata Dal United (JDU).
According to reports Nitish on Saturday had called Lalu...

The Madhya Pradesh government has procured 72 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat on support price from 10 lakh farmers in the state.
"Madhya Pradesh is second in the country in wheat procurement on support price after Punjab. This year about 117 lakh MT wheat has been procured in Punjab, while...

Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal was on Wednesday taken into judicial custody by the Delhi Police in connection with the a criminal defamation complaint filed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari. Kejriwal had alleged that Gadkari was one of the most corrupt leaders of India following which...